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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1967
Page
2
Kathy Reagan 27 and Tine Glory 24 were shot. Reagan surgery followed at Porter Clinic Hospital. A man, Moore, was detained near Slaton after a wreck on Highway 84. Gary and Ronnie Reynolds witnessed the crash and aided the lone occupant. A .22 pistol was recovered from the wrecked car.
Services for John Howard Hardpton 68 of 3320 and St will be at 4 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev J T Bolding and Dr C E Hereford officiating Dr Carroll Ray of Fanta will assist Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. West Texas rancher and civic leader Hampton dies at his ranch near Tucumcari N M Survivors include his wife a daughter four grandchildren and a niece Memorials may be sent to Lubbock Heart Fund or to the Wycliffe Bible Translator program Pallbearers listed with several local men
Services for Marvin Durwood Thomas aged 53 of Lubbock are set for 4 p.m. at Henderson Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wayne Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. He died after being shot Thursday at the Cabana Club. He was a sales representative for ARA of Lubbock and died at Methodist Hospital. Survived by his wife Lucille, parents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thomas, two daughters and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services for Rodney Ellis infant son of Mr and Mrs Ronald Ellis of Rt 4 Lubbock will be at 4 pm today at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. The Rev Cletus Caswell pastor of Woodrow Baptist Church will officiate. The child died at Methodist Hospital from food strangulation. Maternal grandmother Mrs A Acrey Long Beach listed as next of kin.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs Heisieey Sto vall, with arrangements to be announced by the local mortuary. The obituary notes she was a longtime resident and mother of several children. Friends and relatives are invited to attend services at the family church.
H B Stamper of Plainview dies in Plainview Hospital after living in Ohio 15 years. He ran a retail merchandising business. Monroe Copher Funeral Home Milford handles arrangements. Lemons Funeral Home in charge locally. Survived by daughter Marjorie Stamper of Cincinnati and two sisters Ruth Bruthmett and Nora Lee Sandifer with unavailable addresses.
Services for Billy Joe Melton 9 son of Mr and Mrs Albert Melton Jr will be at 2 pm today at St Matthews Baptist Church conducted by Rev Stanley burial at Peaceful Gardens Cemetery with Jamison Funeral Home in charge He drowned in the Dou ble Mountain Fork of the Brazos River Sunday afternoon Survived by two brothers and one sister
Mrs. W. T. Calhoun 61 dies at 9 10 AM. Services set for 2 PM at Kreidjer Funeral Home Malley with burial at Rose Lawn Cemetery Allen under local arrangements. Survived by one sister one brother a half sister and a half brother. Texas has 25 Air Force units in the San Antonio area.
Services for Mrs. Janie D. Clarkson aged 89 are set for today at Rast aide Church of Christ with ministers Pat Abananto and Guy White officiating. Burial will follow in Snyder Cemetery, Bell-Seale Funeral Home handling arrangements after she died at 10 30 pm Thursday in a Snyder Hospital. She leaves four daughters including Mrs. Hardy Jones and Mrs. Barnie Cox of Paris, Mrs. Emery Smith of Snyder, Mrs. James Massey of Tyler. several sons, sisters, a brother, 15 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
James Buckner Walker Jr. 60, a Lubbock resident and retired tailor, will be buried in Tahoka Cemetery after a 4 p.m. service at First Baptist Church Tahoka. He died Friday at Big Spring veterans hospital. Survivors include his mother, three sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah McBride 90 of Levelland who died Thursday night will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at George C Price Funeral Home chapel with Rev Buddy Pettit and Rev Fred Blake officiating. Burial will be in City of Levelland Cemetery. Survivors include five sons three daughters two sisters 30 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Grandson will be pallbearer.
Mrs. Guin of 2118 0th Street died at 9 15 a m Thursday at Rays Se... Home after a brief illness. A 50 year Lubbock resident she moved from Alba in 1917. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Golden Circle Class. Survived by two daughters Mrs Georgia Burroughs and Mrs Jewel Wellman four grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Pallbearers include Henry Winfrey L Sutton W P Clement G A Barnett Charles Roberson Latimare Fiwing.
Robert E. Houseman aged 188 died after a two week illness at a hospital in Epic Pa. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today at Bran son Philips Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Officiants are Rev. George E. Worrell and Rev. Walter Horn. Breanne Families Funeral Home handles arrangements. He lived in Dallas and worked for an advertising firm. He is survived by Mrs. Long Houseman and a brother George of Galveston.
Mrs. Mary Cox 35 died at Hospitality Home in Lubbock after a long illness. Born September 1 1881 in Marion Alabama she moved to Texas early and lived in Tehoka 1928 1930 before settling in Lubbock. She was a charter member of Harwell Beene Baptist Church. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters and four grandchildren. Pallbearers named Rampy Smith Horton Settle and Cox.
A compact car and a pickup collided head on near Perryton Texas killing three people including Louis Sharp 54 and Pam Holcornt 18. Investigators said the impact tore the car in two and the wreck occurred about two miles east of Perryton on Texas 16.
Mrs. Oscar Pyeatt of Clyde dies Friday after illness in Abilene hospital. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Clyde Church of Christ with Roy Phomister and Paul Whitt officiating. Burial in Clyde Cemetery under Bailey directing.
In Bridgeport Texas Jimmy King a 15 year old boy drowned Friday afternoon while wading in Lake Bridgeport. He could not swim and friends reported he went to deeper water. His body was recovered about three hours after the accident.
The Army awarded a $23 million contract to Southern Airways of Texas Inc for primary helicopter flight training at Fort Wolters. The Expanded program costs $9 million more than last year and will graduate 575 pilots each month.
The Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen's Association closed its annual celebration with livestock show results from 4H and FFA participants. They honored Laura Hart Bell widow of an Air Force captain for her endurance in running a 4000 acre Palo Pinto County ranch after her husband’s death while managing household duties and caring for a four year old daughter.
A tax cut in Argentina aimed at boosting investments in industry and agriculture went into effect on Friday in Buenos Aires. The measure targets key sectors to stimulate growth and attract capital, with officials forecasting higher investment and job creation.
Jaime Munoz 45 of Big Wells Texas died from injuries after a truck carrying 17 passengers overturned near Dwight Illinois. Nine others remained hospitalized as passengers identified as migrant farm workers were enroute to the Chicago area.
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